Friday, 11 Mar 2016
Art and Activism: Agents of Change
Join three artists, including Austin Stewart, ISU assistant professor of art and visual culture, for a live-streamed discussion of how their work relates to environmental, agricultural and biological activism. The event is part of the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Activism Festival and will be live-streamed from Dublin.
Bachelor of Design Designer-in-Residence Workshop: Line + Grid + Repetition
Join artist Kathranne Knight for an intensive workshop investigating line, grid and repetition and how they are integral to both the graphic and fine arts. Participate in a dialogue on their versatility, utility and function in the history of pictorial language. Produce a set of ink drawings and learn to generate a strong studio practice through their use. To register for the workshop, email zarecor@iastate.edu.
Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016
BIG: Hot to Cold
Kai-Uwe Bergmann, a partner with international design firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), will present the 2016 Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture. He also will serve as a guest juror for the Richard F. Hansen Prize student design competition; winners will be announced at the start of the lecture.
Thursday, 24 Mar 2016
Analyzing Seriously Delinquent Mortgages in Asian Census Tracts in the United States
Katrin Anacker, associate professor of public policy at George Mason University, will present the spring 2016 Contemporary Issues in Planning and Design Lecture, cosponsored by the Department of Community and Regional Planning and the College of Design.
Saturday, 26 Mar 2016
Exhibition reception: Art + Music = Life2 by Lori Brunner
Public reception for an exhibition of abstract paintings by Lori Brunner, Iowa State associate professor of interior design. Each painting interprets a piece of music; the collection reflects universal themes of desire, love and life reflection.
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2016
Avant-garde in the Cornfields: Modern Architecture, Landscape and Preservation in New Harmony
Architect and historian Michelangelo Sabatino will talk about a new book he co-edited on the community of New Harmony, Indiana, which since its founding in 1814 has been the epicenter of experiments in communal living, education, religion and science.